Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 11, 2000

Cyrus Irani – Vertel Corporation (vrtl)

CYRUS D. IRANI was appointed President of Vertel Corporation in May 2000 and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board in July 2000. Mr. Irani held the position of Vice President, Research and Development and pProfessional Services Unit for the company from December 1999 until May 2000. Previously, he served as Vice President, Professional Services Unit and as Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Vertel, Mr. Irani served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the Alchemy Group, a network management software company. He was Product Line Manager for AT&T Global Information Systems, a telecommunications service provider, from March 1993 to August 1994. From December 1989 to March 1993 he served as Director of Product Marketing for Vertel. Prior to that Mr. Irani held the position of R&D manager for the Workstation and Server Business at Xerox Corporation. Mr. Irani holds two degrees: a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Occidental College in Eagle Rock, California, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences from California State University at Dominguez Hills. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief history and overview of Vertel?

Mr. Irani: Vertel is an innovative telecommunications software company

providing connectivity software to telco equipment